Born in Ontario, while currently studying at Concordia University towards a degree in the Intermedia/Cyberarts program, Adriana Smith is an artist working within the mediums of video and animation. Fascinated by cartoons, comics, and video games, her artistic practices explore themes of playfulness pertaining to childhood fascination and imagination. Through this interest her animations feature bright colours, cartoonish characters, and repetitious sound effects in which together create whimsical and sometimes offbeat presences.